Gift Baskets for Children

Children's baskets also make terrific birthday ideas for kids and fabulous kids Christmas presents too. They can be presented in all sorts of containers and follow all manner of themes and GREAT NEWS, making gift baskets for children is super easy!

Check out these fab ideas for some fantastic ready made baskets (click on the pics for pricing and more info) and then scroll down to get some INSPIRATIONAL ideas for making your own awesome baskets.

Do your children have a FAVORITE PLACE they enjoy spending time at?

Maybe they love the beach or enjoy playing in the snow or mucking about in the garden?

A number one FANTASTIC superhero of all time?

Or maybe they have expressed a desire to learn a craft of some sort, such as making a super cool super cute sock monkey or creating and designing their own groovy cards or unique personalized stationery.

All you need is a little INSPIRATION and you're on your way!

Top 10 Gift Baskets for Children

1. Snow Theme
   Use a bucket or basket for your container add a pair of mittens, a wooly hat, and a warm scarf. Pop in a few items needed to decorate the snowman. Add a special mug, some drinking chocolate and a bag of marshmallows to enjoy by the fire afterwards.

2. Beach Theme
   Use a brightly colored bucket, fill with beach toys and a spade and shovel. Add an inflatable beach ball and tuck in a cute pair of sunglasses, flip flops, sunscreen and a sunhat.

3. Superhero Theme
   Use a box or check out gift bag ideas for some suitable containers. Add a DVD, a book or comic, a cool costume that fits with your child's favorite superhero and a couple of super action figures.

4. Movie Theme
   Use a popcorn bucket or specially themed box. Add a favorite DVD or two, a packet of popcorn to make fresh on the day and a selection of yummy candy and drinks.

5. Computer Theme
   Use a box or basket that can also be used as a storage container for these gifts. Add a couple of much longed for PC games, a gaming magazine or two and a cool novelty mouse pad

6. Cup Cakes or Cookie Theme
   Use a mixing bowl and add a selection of decorations, a box of paper cup cake cases (or a box of cutters for the cookies) a fabulously creative cookie or cupcake book, and a cute themed apron. You could even pre-mix the dry ingredients to save time and add those to your basket as well.

7. Garden Theme
   Use a bucket or wooden crate and add a selection of child size garden tools, a pair of gloves and a few packets of seeds. Sunflowers are easy to plant and pretty simple to take care of and even better they tend to grow quite quickly. Use the smaller variety and grow them in pots on the patio.

8. Pinata Theme
   Use a basket or box and fill with paper, paste, and paints to make your own papier-mache pinata. Add a set of pinata instructions and a bag full of goodies such as small novelty toys and sweets for putting inside the pinata once it’s finished.

9. Playdough Theme
   Use a large plastic container and fill with a selection of cutters, (a garlic press works brilliantly well to make hair strands!)a plastic knife, and a cutting board. You can even make your own playdough. See here for an easy homemade playdough recipe
   
   
10. Treat Theme
    Use a novelty mug featuring your child's favorite movie or pop star and add a selection of yummy chocolate and candy treats. Or use a larger themed container such as groovy tin and fill with all their favorite homemade cookies or candy.

Check out these yummy recipes for homemade treats to put in your gift baskets for children.

Homemade chocolate chip cookie recipe
Homemade cookie recipes - anzac biscuits
Recipe for biscotti
Chocolate truffle recipe

Are you looking for some cool baskets for an older child? Do you have a teenage daughter who's just reached that awkward to buy for stage? Check out teenage girl gifts for some excellent ideas and inspiration for your lovely daughter!

Let's not forget those teenage boys either. Surprisingly a specially designed gift basket can work really well for them too!


You can also make starting school, or returning to school after the holidays a WHOLE lot more fun by making gift baskets for children that have a
Back To School Theme.

Use a backpack or satchel and fill with stationary items such as rulers, pens, pencils and rubbers.

Or try a groovy insulated lunch cooler bag and add a matching drink bottle personalized with your child's favorite character.

Give your gift basket ideas for kids an educational theme without the kids knowing! For instance did you know that comics can actually IMPROVE your child's reading?

For more fascinating facts about this topic and more, check out this great article from Victor at smart-kid-educational-games.com

Gift baskets for children work superbly well as a present for a child that is either unwell or in hospital too. Check out these kids get well gifts for a few ideas.

Like what you see? Here’s some more pages you might be interested in:

Newborn Baby Baskets

My Favorite Gift Basket websites

Creative Gift Packaging

Looking for free online printable activities for kids?

Visit busybeekidsprintables.com where you'll find a fantastic selection of printable cards, coloring pages, word searches, mazes, stationery, games, and much more!

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